A bunch of comic stores in New York City did midnight sales Tuesday night / Wednesday morning, and Jim talks about how he and Geoff Johns brought pizza to the comics fans waiting in line:

I’ve seen midnight openings for video games and movies, but I’ve not seen a store signing at midnight with creators before — certainly not at DC. Geoff and I wanted to go the extra step and be there in person for people who are so into a comic that they were willing to forgo sleep.

Oh, Jim… I know you’ve been to San Diego Comic-Con… how can you be surprised that a fan would be willing to forgo sleep when you know full well that many of us are perfectly willing to forgo bathing?

I guess time’s gonna tell, Lance. I’ve got a lot of hope for it because I remember how exciting DC Comics felt after Crisis On Infinite Earths. It felt like most creators really took advantage of the fact they weren’t tied into years and years of continuity…

…But at the same time, I remember that Grant Morrison’s writing Action Comics, and he was the first guy after Crisis to blithely write an Animal Man story where old Multiverse characters appeared, and some people knew that a world-changing “Crisis” had destroyed the Multiverse.

So in short: if creators buy into the whole “start from scratch” idea? This could be really exciting for a while.

That said: the over / under on Morrison cheerfully ignoring Flashpoint and writing a story relying on old continuity stands at six months.